Theater In a Squared Circle Book

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Description

Professional wrestling has been described in many ways--sport, soap opera, sports entertainment, choreographed gymnastics, and mindless violence.

This book looks at the whole spectrum of professional wrestling, from the standpoint of it being "Theater in a Squared Circle."

-- A condensed history of the mat sport;-- A look at the heroes and villains from the Golden Age to the present;-- Promoters, trainers, announcers, referees, fans;-- Sheet editors, wrestling journalists and artists;-- Facts and figures.

Includes interviews with Killer Kowalski, the Honky Tonk Man, Lanny "The Genius" Poffo, and many more. Extensively illustrated with photos by Mike Lano, Walter Kowalski, and others.